The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (song) by The Smiths 

This song At A Glance The Boy With The Thorn In His Side by The Smiths (1986) Average Rating:  87/100 (from 176 votes)    Buy song

In addition to 'The Queen Is Dead', 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' also appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
The Sound Of The Smiths (2008), The Very Best Of The Smiths (2001), Rank (1988).

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85/100

4 days ago

JMGL95

   875 ratings

84/100

 

90/100

05/17/2013 03:14

tbakeman

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95/100

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Wazaawolf

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bohner88

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04/30/2013 19:03

IrishMusichead

   104 ratings

88/100

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From IrishMusichead 04/30/2013 19:07

After the first listen, I knew this song was perfect. The vocals are delicate and nice on the ears, the guitars are sweet sounding and catchy, and the lyrics mesmerizingly clever and enchanting. Might not be the acquirements for the perfect song for everybody, but this is perfect in its own right.

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From Ochurch25 04/18/2013 18:27

Me too, Romanelli.

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From Romanelli 06/11/2012 20:12

This one is still growing on me...slowly.

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